Too many calories?

[boot_camp]

Hey y’all,
Currently I weigh ~145 lbs, looking to weigh 160 lbs. Right now I am eating roughly 4000 calories a day and close to 200 grams of protein each day. These calories are coming from healthy foods, not crap. Anyways what are y’all’s thoughts on consuming this many calories at this weight. I’ve always had a fast metabolism and have really struggled to put on weight, however I’ve read this is too much. What do y’all think? I calculated my macros and it said to only consume ~ 2600 calories and 164 g of protein but this feels too easy and like not enough, kinda like how much I’ve always eaten and never put on weight. There is another variable in this equation worth considering too. And that is that I race my bike for my school. Right now I’m in the off season prep phase in my training, so I am only riding about 4 hours a week at zone 2 intensity. However in a month I will be riding 14+ hours a week. Still plan to hit the gym for ~7-8 hours a week. Anyways what do y’all think is this too much protein and calories.
Sick of being skinny,
Thanks y’all.

 

[nikkideamus]

@boot_camp 4000 calories a day is quite high, but the other guys don't seem to understand just how calorie intensive bicycle racing is.

They don't understand that its normal to overcook pasta intentionally to make it faster to digest because you need to eat so much that otherwise you'd shit yourself, or that you've gotta make a diet plan that enables you to eat on a bike or you'll bonk.

That said, if you're in a very easy part of your season, you wont probably need 4000 right now, but you probably will later. At high levels of training the calculators are extremely inaccurate, so definitely ignore the 2600 recommendation.

The easiest way to diagnose is: Are you getting heavier? if not, you need to up the food. If you're gaining too fast, you need to turn it down a little bit. The weight gain will show you what your intake will need to be.

 

[browill]

@boot_camp If you’ve slowly worked up to 4000 calories after not gaining weight then, no, it isn’t too many calories. If you jumped from 2500 to 4000, then yes. You’ll gain weight but probably not the kind you want.

 

[sugarcookies]

@boot_camp No, 4000 calories is not too much if that's what it takes for you to gain weight.

How long have you been eating 4000 calories a day and how much weight have you gained?